The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-25
The Hamilton Gambren Trial.
ROSE JACKSON,

west. Heard two shots from pistol from
the direction of the bridge the sound came
from the foot of the footwalk saw the
fash it looked as if il was going toward
McDonnell's foundry there were two shots
like this; then she saw carriage without
a light come running up the road heard
the hack ard saw il; IL was just after the
hTst two shots that the hack came over the
bridge. Her room faces Capitol street
After the carriage saw a man come run
ming after the carriage. She said, There
is policeman running from the trouble.
The shooting was not yet through; then
the shots came one after another then the
flashes were going and coming, Que flash
each way just before the shooting
held up heard some one sag 'Oh muir
der p
By the State-Was in the west room up
stairs looking west for the girls coming
from church first looked for her daughter
then put her attention on the girls coming
from church is always anxious when the
girls 60 to church, and waits every time
for them generally sits at the window as
soon as she gets through her days work
sometimes ii is 10 o'clock she knows the
girls steps on the bridge, and knows when
they come. If people came along she
could not help from seeing them could
see anybody step up on the bridge; if it
was very bright night she could see any
person dressed in white she could see a
lamp on the hack when it gets to Heaphys
| store. Spoke to Dick Hargrove; he was in
his room /; it adjoins witnesses room on the
east. Spoke 10 Richard Davis and asked
him if he had seen the hack he
said no, as he was looking at the shoot
ing.
Dick Hargrove then said, ''You must be
| blind, as | saw il" This was after the
| shooting was all over. Spoke to Hargrove;
he was in his room at the time, and so was
witness, She spoke to Richard Davis from
her window; he was in the yard ne spoke
back to her, and 1t was then that Dick
Hargrove spoke up and said, Il can't see
where your eyes were if you did not see the
carriage as | saw it," Richard Davis said
| that he was too busy looking at the shoot
| ing. Thought the man who was running
was policeman, because he was running
| away from the shooting. Saw the carriage
after the flashes, about two seconds. The
flashes looked as if they would fall into Mr..
| Heaphy's; they were going
| BACK AND FORTH
Just after the shooting she ran down stairs
/ STAYED up stairs because she could hear and
he ran after the first two shots; then the
shooting set in rapidly. Went down to the
| bridge where the man who was shot was
lying. Don't fool away her time talking to
! men; did not talk TO them about the shoot
ing The blazes looked like they were com
was sick two days after the shooting; did
not tell anybody what she knew about the
shooting; had had no conversation about
it. Mrs. Kalar asked witness if she had
seen the carriage and she said yes; told
Mrs. Cummings; knows Col. Hamilton /;
worked for his wife once washed some
paint for her; her husband was in Nash
vile never told anybody that she did not
know anything about the shooting; told
| everybody who asked if she had seen the
carriage that she did. Saw Mr.. Joe Raines
he wanted her to say that she had not seen
the carriage. She told him that she had
seen it; she had promised God to tell the
truth, and meant to keep her word Mr.
Raines spoke to her the day she was going
to court. Knew Mr.. Barker; he was down
to her house and told her that she must
not say that she saw the carriage, because
if she did she would be put in Jail Told
him that she had seen the carriage, and
was going to say so. No one came to her
| house to ask her about the buggy. None
of her people lived at Col Hamilton's No
lawyer spoke to her; two gentlemen spoke
TO her. This gentleman (pointing to Judge
| Brame) asked me on what side | was sum
moned; told him she was summoned for
both. The officer of the court told her not
| to talk. Ali she knew was that she saw
flashes; saw the man run and heard beat
ing on the bridge. she spoke to Richard
| Davis from the window just as the shooting
| was letting up; SAW the carriage first
when it passed her window; could see very
well in the bright moonlight; when the
lamps are lit on the bridge could see the
far end of the bridge better The girls
she spoke of were not related to her; had
been sick for three months with rheuma-
| Iism was in bed for three days after the
| shooting. There is no obstruction TO keep
her from seeing. After the two first fires
the horse came dashing along. 1t looked
| TO be light horse, white
horse. Did not see any lamps on
private vehicle. There is thick hedge
| which prevents her from seeing the APP
proach to the bridge; could see a hack
| coming up the bridge if it had lights on it.
Did not hear any buggy strike the bridge !;
| heard it first aftsr the shots. Heard the re-
| port and saw the first flash; il was in her
way of looking; the flash was going to-
| wards Nc DOnnelps foundry. Nobody had
| been in her room that evening. She was
looking for Mrs. Dawson's girls, Josie and
Mary They live in the next yard Josie is
married. Her husband IS Beverly Randall;
has been living in Jackson six years !;
never stole watch from Mr.. Raine's house;
| could see the flashes through little open
ing in the trees. The shooting went like a
| bunch of frecrackers. There were no flashes
going up and down the foot bridge. In the
| day she can see all OF McDonnell's foundry
on top. Did not speak to Hargrove or Da-
Wis after the slootlng; only asked Davis if
he had seen the shooting. Witness all
| through the cross examination continued to
state she spoke TO Davis from her window
and Hargrove spoke from his window; did
not watch the buggy; did not look TO-
| wards the postothce; first saw the car
| riage between the oak tree and the bridge.
| The horse was going very fast; did not
| follow the carriage with her eye, because
lhn mt rod in tbn tfprr ha
| flashes were about as high as a man head !;
| the first two shots went toward Mr.. Nc
| DonnelPs foundry; MeDonnelrs foundry
| is on the southwest corner of the bridge :;
/ did not notice any flashes coming from the
| ground the flashes looked as if they would
| break the glasses in the foundry windows :;
/ the cry of murder was about the end of the
| firing; did not hear a man groan at every
| lick; did not tell anybody any such thing;
| spoke to Major Gibbs this morning; asked
| him for dime to get some snuff; spoke to
| him in the courthouse yard; told him what
| she knew about the case; saw him at her
| house in the morning; never spoke to MIR.
| Carraway about the case; Deputy Meg ow-
| an read the summons; could not tell who
summoned her; never had any converse
ton with Major Gibbs, except when he
| came to her house he spoke TO her in the
court house yard; Miss Lucy Cabiniss was
nearer the street than witness; she visited
Mrs. Pierce's house the day after the shoot
| ing.
| 1t was now las o'clock p. m, and court
took recess until o'clock.
The attorneys for the defense wanted to
continue the case until the witness conciu-
died.
The State desired the reverse.
Major Gibbs was sworn as a witness, and
put under the rule, that is, he was excluded
from the courtroom while the witness was
com plotting her testimony.
EVENING SESSION.
Court assemblei at 3:l5 CLOCK.
Rose Jordan was placed on the stand and
continued her evidence. Saw Major G IBIS
nesr Dayiss store and asked him for a
dime for snuff. Don't know Mr.. Gibbs very
well Did not tell Mrs. Kalar that she
pulled down her window, let down her cur
tain and locked her door and that she did
not hear anything; told Mrs. Kalar that
she did this after the shooting; did not talk
with Martha Jackson since she had been
summoned as witness; saw Martha the
same day she talked to Mrs. kalar; did
not tell her that the carriage passed several
minutes before the shooting; Martha Jack
son said that had better not go TO court
and NEEDLE with white peoples business
told Martha the truth about what she
knew; knew Mr.. Slmuels; did not see him
come to her houss after her; did not tell
Mr.. Samuels that she did not know any
thing about the shooting and that she was
sick on the night of the killing: never saw
MIR. Samuels; did not see man on the
sidewalk on the night of the shooting; was
positive that she saw a tall man running up
Capitol street from the bridge, in the mid
die Of the road.
By the Defense-The shots were going